Saïd Mechichi (born 3 May 1961 in Bou Salem) is a Tunisian lawyer, human rights activist and politician.

[2] Mechichi joined Democratic Forum for Labour and Liberties (Ettakatol) in 1994 and participated in political life by taking charge of legal issues1.

[3] From 1994 to 2000, Said was also vice-president of the branch of the Tunisian Human Rights League in Jendouba.

[4] In 2000 he joined the National Council for Freedoms in Tunisia and in 2003 established the Organization Against Torture.

After the fall of Ben Ali's regime during the 2011 revolution, he was elected to the Constituent Assembly and then joined the Hamadi Jebali’s government as Secretary of State for Reform, to the Minister of the Interior, Ali Larayedh Once Larayedh becomes Head of Government, he became in charge of Regional Affairs and Local Communities with Lotfi Ben Jeddou.